Near Doubles Year 2 Unit

Teach students to solve near-doubles addition facts by recalling a familiar double, then adjusting the total by 1. This Year 2 unit provides an explicit, editable teaching sequence with clear definitions, worked examples, guided practice, quick checks, word-problem application and extension to multiples of ten.

The printable resource set gives students multiple ways to practise and explain the strategy. It combines a classroom display, hands-on activity materials, two games, five differentiated practice sheets, assessment pages and a rubric. Every worksheet has a matching answer page, while the assessment includes answers or suggested responses. The editable quiz contains 10 questions with a corresponding answer slide after each question.

What’s Included

• Editable 18-slide Near Doubles teaching presentation.
• Editable 22-slide quiz with 10 questions and 10 corresponding answer slides.
• 21-page unit plan PDF containing the table of contents and all printable resources.
• Near Doubles Strategy classroom display poster.
• Double It, Adjust It activity mat.
• Equation and Number Cards.
• Near Doubles Path game and recording sheet.
• Five worksheets with matching answer pages: Build the Double, Add One or Take One, Picture the Near Double, Near Doubles Word Problems, and Extend to Tens.
• Two Near Doubles Check-in assessment pages with answers or suggested answers.
• Near Doubles Year 2 marking rubric.
• 61-page combined Preview PDF.

Learning Focus

• Recall known doubles facts.
• Identify near doubles whose addends differ by 1.
• Use double plus 1 or double minus 1 to solve addition facts efficiently.
• Extend near-doubles thinking to multiples of ten.
• Explain the chosen double and adjustment.
• Apply the strategy to short word problems.

Classroom Use

Use the presentation for explicit instruction and guided practice, the poster as a visual reference, and the activity mat, cards and games for partner or small-group work. The worksheets support independent practice, while the quiz, two-page check-in and rubric support formative assessment and feedback.

Formats and Answers

• Formats: PDF and editable PPTX.
• Unit plan PDF: 21 pages.
• Presentation: 18 slides.
• Quiz: 22 slides.
• Preview PDF: 61 pages.
• Five worksheet answer pages, two assessment answer or suggested-answer pages, and 10 quiz answer slides are included.

Digital Product and Licence

This is a digital product; no physical item will be shipped. Supplied under Sukindi’s standard licence terms. The files may not be redistributed, resold or posted publicly.